In yet another matchup between these two teams, the Oklahoma City Thunder were able to finally beat the San Antonio Spurs in a blowout win behind a second-half offensive surge to collect their 34th win of the season.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points as the defending champions beat the visiting Spurs 119-98 on Tuesday night, giving Oklahoma City its first win in four tries against San Antonio this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY — After beating Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs — 119-98 — for the first time in four times this season, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams weighed in on the ongoing NBA’s new rivalry debate.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 34 points in the third quarter to help the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-98 home win over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.
After dropping its first three games to San Antonio this season, Oklahoma City was finally able to overcome its season-long shortcomings with a 119-98 win on Tuesday.
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Oklahoma City won its third straight game on Sunday night, and it was the first one of the budding streak that wasn’t a sweat. The Thunder — especially in the second half — seemed to find its old groove and coasted to a double digit win.
For Jalen Williams, the hardest part of this season has not been Oklahoma City’s position in the standings. It has been the disconnect between expectation and reality.
Jalen Williams scored a season-high 26 points, Ajay Mitchell added 23 and Kenrich Williams also posted a season high with 21 off the bench as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 21 points down in the second half to stun the host Memphis Grizzlies 117-116 on Friday night.
With no Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Chet Holmgren in the lineup on Friday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder trailed the Memphis Grizzlies by 19 at halftime inside FedEx Forum.